New Comment Form - Autopopulating Certain Fields

[andresdm]

Hello,

I have a claims log. In my claims log, i have a button that takes me to an "add comment" form. When I click the button, it takes me add a new record on the comments form.

I want the Claim ID on the claims log form to populate in the Claim ID on the new record Comments form. I also want the entry date to auto populate with today's date.

how do I do this?

[pbaldy]

For the date just use a default value of Date(). For the other, right after opening the form:

Forms!FormName.ClaimID = Me.ClaimID

using the correct names.

[Missinglinq]

In the original Form, with the Command Button named Go2CommentsForm

Private Sub Go2CommentsForm_Click()

If Not IsNull(Me.ClaimID) Then
  DoCmd.OpenForm "CommentsForm", , , , , , Me.ClaimID
 Else
  MsgBox "A Claim ID Must Be Entered First!"
End If

End Sub

In the Comments Form

Private Sub Form_Load()

If Not IsNull(Me.OpenArgs) Then
  DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec
  Me.ClaimID = Me.OpenArgs
  Me.EntryDate = Date  
End If

End Sub

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[andresdm]

For the date just use a default value of Date(). For the other, right after opening the form:

Forms!FormName.ClaimID = Me.ClaimID

using the correct names.

THIS WORKED!!! Thanks!

[pbaldy]

Happy to help!